Внеклассного мероприятия в 8 классе «Экскурсия по Лондону».

МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЕ И НАУКИ РД МУНИЦИПАЛЬНОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ ОБЩЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ
«СРЕДНЯЯ ОБЩЕОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНАЯ ШКОЛА №9
г. Каспийска имени Героев России - пограничников»

«Экскурсия по Лондону».

Провела:

учитель английского языка

МБОУ «Средняя общеобразовательная школа №9
г. Каспийска имени Героев России - пограничников» Агаханова Диана Гусейновна

«Экскурсия по Лондону».

Objectives:

Practical: to develop listening, reading and writing skills; to practice speaking.

Educative: to encourage student’s to make a personal response to the material studied; to extend their knowledge about places of interest of London.

Developing: to develop student’s ability to express their thought logically, to broaden their outlook.

Equipment: pictures, handouts, map of London.

ХОД УРОКА

1. Introduction

T. Good morning, students. I am glad to see you today.

I know that all of you like travelling very much. Tell me, please, if you have ever been to some other cities.

What are you interested in when you visit another city? (Places of interest) Do you want to go to London? Why?

T. So, the theme of our today’s lesson is “The Sights of London”. We’ll listen to the texts about London and make a wonderful tour to this city.

T. Read the following proper names after me, please, and use them in your speech.

1. Buckingham Palace

2. Westminster Abbey

3. The Houses of Parliament

4. Trafalgar Square

5. St. Paul’s Cathedral

6. The British Museum

1. The Science Museum

2. The Natural History Museum

3. The National Gallery 10.The Tate Gallery

11.The National Portrait Gallery 12.The Covent Gallery

1. Main part Check up. Reading

T. Your home task for today was to read the text “London” and to answer the questions about London.

Are you ready to read the text?

Let’s start (5-6 students). Open your copy-books and I’ll see your written task.

(Students answer the questions on the text).

T. Listen to the text “An excursion about London”. What places can your visit in London? Write their names on the appropriate line.

Blackboard:

• Street markets

• Museums

• Art galleries

• Places of interest

• Theatres

• Clubs

Key: 1. Places of interest 2. Museums 3. Art galleries 4. Street markets 5. Theatres, clubs.

London is the place to be, with so many different things to do and places to visit. Here are a few.

Royal London

You can see Buckingham Palace, the Queen’s London home and see the changing of the Guard at 11 a.m. every day. In the Tower of London, you can see the Crown

Jewels and visit the place where are many famous prisoners lived and died. You can take a boat trip on the Thames to Hampton Court, where Henry VIII lived with five of his wives. In the gardens of the palace is a famous maze, which is easy to get into but not so easy to get out of!

Rainy Days

London is one of the best places to be on a rainy day (which is quite often!), because of its museums and galleries. If you like machines, you must go the Science Museum. Next door you will find the Natural History Museum which is one of the world’s great museums with its excellent collections from ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome. Art-lovers can visit the National Gallery, the Tate Gallery or the National Portrait Gallery.

Shopping

London attracts shoppers from all over the world for the latest fashions. The main shopping area is in the West End, around Oxford Street. There are also famous street markets at Portobello Road, Camden Lock and Petticoat Lane where you can buy anything from bargain jewellery to expensive antiques.

Going out

There is always a wide choice of plays to see at London’s many theatres in the West End around Covent Garden. There are many clubs with modern music like house or jungle or more traditional music like samba. Music lovers can also find many places for top quality classical, jazz and pop music.

Post-listening task (Writing)

T. Complete the sentences and write them down into your copy-books.

1. Complete the sentences.

1. Buckingham Palace is the London .

2. The Tower of London is the place where many famous lived and died.

3. Hampton Court is the where Henry VIII lived.

4. There are famous street at Portobello Road, Camden Lock and Petticoat Lane.

5. There are many in the West End around the Covent Garden.

6. The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s great museums with its excellent .

1. Listen to the text once more. Write some more similar sentences.

Keys

1. Buckingham Palace is the Queen’s London home.

2. The Tower of London is the place where many famous prisoners lived and died.

3. Hampton Court is the place where Henry VIII lived.

4. There are famous street markets at Portobello Road, Camden Lock and Petticoat Lane.

5. There are many theatres in the West End around the Covent Garden.

6. The Natural History Museum is one of the world’s great museums with its excellent collections.

T. Now let’s play the “Tour game”

London is rich in famous places. And now we’ll make an excursion about London.

The students will be guides and tell us about some historical places in London.

Dear guests, dear students let us imagine that you are in the capital of Great Britain.

Now, we are sitting in a red double-decker and are going to see the sightseeings of London.

1. Topic “London”

2. The first stop on our way is the Westminster.

3. The second stop is the Buckingham Palace.

4. The third stop is the Tower.

5. The fourth stop is the St. Paul’s Cathedral.

1. London

London, one of the biggest cities of the world is the capital of Great Britain. The population of London is more than 9 million people. London stands on the banks of the river Thames.

London traditionally is divided into four parts. They are the Westminster, the City, the West End and the East End.

Westminster is the historical area in London and the place of government officers.

The City is financial centre of London.

The West End is famous for fashionable shops and entertainment centres. The East End is industrial district of London.

1. Westminster

Westminster is the historical area in London. Famous monuments and buildings are there. One of the most beautiful places is Westminster Abbey, all the kings and queens of England have been crowned there.

There is one place in Westminster Abbey which the tourists like to visit most of all. This is the Poet’s Corner. Many greatest writers are buried there. Dickens, Kipling, Byron are among them.

1. Buckingham Palace

Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the Queen. Westminster Palace is the seat of British Parliament. Most of people know this building as the Houses of Parliament. There are two tall towers at the corners of the building.

One of them is the Clock Tower with the famous Big Ben.

1. The Tower

Another place, which is worth seeing in London is the Tower. The Tower is situated on the North bank of the Thames. In different times this castle was a fortress, a royal palace, a prison.

Now it is a museum of armour and also the place where Crown Jewels are kept.

1. St. Paul’s Cathedral

The Greatest of English churches is St. Paul’s Cathedral. It was built by a famous English architect, Sir Christopher Wren. Many great men of England are buried under the huge dome of the Cathedral.

Trafalgar Square is considered to be the very centre of London. In the middle of it stands the monument to admiral Nelson.

T. London is the most beautiful city in the world and the largest city after Tokyo and New York.

1. A great English writer Samuel Johnson said “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can afford”.

2. “I hope to see London before I die”, wrote William Shakespeare in “Henry IV”. As for me I also hope to see London before I die.

Read the quotations, write them into your exercises-books and remember them.

1. Summarizing

At the end of our lesson I’d like to propose you a short oral test. Choose the correct answer, please.

Choose the correct answer:

1. Big Ben is in London.

   1. a square

   2. a monument

   3. a clock

2. The British Museum is famous for it’s .

   1. modern paintings

   2. library

   3. collection of pictures

3. The Tower of London is now used as .

1. a museum

2. a palace

3. a prison

1. The official London residence of the Queen is .

1. Spencer House

2. Buckingham Palace

3. Westminster Palace

1. Hampton Court is the place where_ .

   1. Henry VIII lived

   2. Queen Victoria lived

   3. Henry IV lived

2. The main shopping area is in the .

   1. City

   2. West End

   3. East End

3. Art-lovers can visit the .

   1. Science Museum

   2. Natural History Museum

   3. National Gallery

4. London’s underground is called the .

   1. Tube

   2. railway

   3. Metro

5. London’s double-deckers are .

   1. green

   2. red

   3. blue

6. All the kings and queens of England were crowned in .

   1. St. Paul’s Cathedral

   2. Westminster Abbey

   3. St. Peter’s Church

Write about London. (Можно предложить составить викторину о Лондоне, представить собственный экскурсионный маршрут по Лондону, подсчитать его стоимость и т.д.)